Golden State at New Jersey

Kidd hits triple-double No. 81, Nets take out Warriors

CBS SportsLine.com wire reports

Dec. 18, 2006

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- For one of the few times this season, the New Jersey Nets won with defense instead of their stars.

Sure, Jason Kidd recorded his 81st career
triple-double and Nenad Krstic had 26
points and a season-high 14 rebounds, but the key for the Nets on Monday
night was a fourth-quarter defense that limited the Golden State Warriors to 13 points in a 105-97 win.

"In the fourth quarter we were significantly better defensively," Nets
coach Lawrence Frank said. "We made them play in the halfcourt and we
put together consecutive stops."

In the opening seven minutes of the final quarter, New Jersey held the
Warriors to 2 of 10 shooting from the field and forced four turnovers in
turning an eight-point deficit into a seven-point lead.

"I think we paid attention. There weren't any mental breakdowns," Kidd
said of the defensive effort. "Every one helped. There was talk. We need
that in the fourth quarter."

Kidd finished with 10 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds and the Nets
broke a two-game losing streak, winning for the fifth time in 16 games.
The triple-double was the sixth of the season for the Nets point guard.

Baron Davis led the Warriors with 25 points, nine assists and
eight rebounds, but he only had three in the final quarter. Monta Ellis added 19 points and Mike Dunleavy
had 18 off the bench.

"That's where we lost the game, the fourth quarter," Davis said after
the Warriors lost their eighth straight on the road. "We hit an
offensive wall and stopped moving the ball and running. It was due in
large part because we didn't come up with any loose balls, any
deflections or any of those long rebounds. They beat us to the punch in
the fourth quarter. It was like they wanted it a little more."

The Warriors took an 84-78 lead into the final quarter and expanded the
margin to eight when Dunleavy got a rebound and drove the length of the
court for a layup.

Backup point guard Marcus Williams
stripped Davis of the ball on the next possession and scored on a layup,
igniting the Nets' spurt. Mikki Moore
got New Jersey within 86-84 with a layup and two free throws.

Dunleavy pushed the Warriors' margin to 88-84 with a jumper, but Golden
State was outscored 13-0 over the next four-plus minutes.

Two more free throws by Moore and a layup by Nachbar eventually tied the
game. Nachbar's free throw a minute later put New Jersey ahead 89-88.
Jefferson then hit a jumper and two free throws after stealing the ball
from Davis for a 93-88 lead with six minutes to play.

A layup by Nachbar and two free throws by Carter pushed the margin to
97-88 and Golden State couldn't close the gap.

"They are a good halfcourt defensive team," Davis said. "That's what
coach told us before the game. We just played right into their hands in
the fourth."

Notes

New Jersey native Troy Murphy missed his fifth straight game
with a sore left foot.

Kidd needed nine points to reach 13,000 career points.

The Nets made a late lineup change, starting Antoine Wright at
forward for Jason Collins. Wright had four points in 22
minutes. Collins did not score in seven.

Nets rookie F Josh Boone was inactive because of a migraine
headache.

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